Aviation milestones for 2015

The unmanned X-47B is set for more testing in 2015, possibly including autonomous engagements. The X-47B completed a series of launches and recoveries with manned planes aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt in August. (Photo: Navy) CONNECT 8 TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE Naval aviation's manned and unmanned planes are set for a number of milestones in the next year: MQ-4C. Two of three MQ-4C Triton aircraft are at Pax River and the third aircraft is scheduled to be there soon, Naval Air Systems Command spokeswoman Jamie Cosgrove said. Triton, designed to augment ocean maritime search to boost that already done by manned aircraft like P-3s and P-8s, will begin sensor testing in the new year, and an operational assessment is planned for early summer 2015. X-47B. The Navy's unmanned fighter jet made its first carrier launches and traps in the pattern with other ...